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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
11
Readers discuss expectations for a 14 year old helping at home on Saturdays and balancing study with chores. A concern about a lazy parent contrasts with a cat loving tone. Readers sign as Trixie Bessie and One Who Loves Cats with casual commentary.
Miriam Wallace dies pursuing a hard, abstracted life and faces judgment at a celestial gate. An examination of her suffering and sacrifice leads to a verdict that her paying in-part for others’ pain grants entrance to the Beyond despite her imperfect earthly success. A guiding hand extends from the gateway to lead her home.
A note asks Rosey Posey to write another letter to the Sewing Circle and provide a telephone contact. The writer promises to share helpful suggestions that have already proven successful and signs as HAPPY STENOGRAPHER.
Frances, a 15 year old, reports repeated nasal and ear problems with two prior surgeries and a recent summer procedure. She still breathes through her mouth, struggles to sleep when congested, and fears impact on studies. She requests guidance to improve health.
A married woman asks if it is right to work after an eight year engagement ended with marriage. She left a high school teaching career for stability and now faces a part time job of four dollars daily to help with loneliness and finances. She seeks approval from the Circle and husband, who opposes her working.
A woman writes with appreciation for her husband in the Circle. She notes his daily kindnesses including making breakfast, preparing meals, washing dishes, sweeping and dusting, and even hiring help to wash clothes, reflecting a supportive, cooperative marriage.
In a letter signed Mis tress a servant girl complains she is denied another room for not keeping her current space clean. She must slave to wash iron cook and clean the house while the mistress demands attention for company or club meetings. The note suggests Mis tress travel to Roslindale for a joint discussion.
A reader urges use of olive oil to gain weight, citing a jump from 108 to 120 pounds in six weeks and aiming for 150. Advice includes taking a tablespoon after meals and masking taste with coffee or honey. The note also asks about home building, furnishing, renting rooms, and financing.
A Dorchester reader asks who should clean the front hall in a multi story house. The writer, living on the second floor, has been cleaning it for three years to keep it tidy despite objections from friends.
Suit jackets stay long, crochet buttons return, dangling earrings rise in popularity. Easter hats decked in roge, plaited skirts with tunics lead, and wide Gibson plaits enhance shoulder lines. Net bows, wired lace ornaments, and flat coiffures trend. Puffings and shirring with filmy laces top spring gowns while high necked Russian blouse coats threaten jabots.
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